Off the Record

Kevelle Wilson 0:15
Hello everyone, you are listening to WKNC 8.1. To one rally we are student run organization over here at NC State. I am Keith Wilson and this is off the record. Hello everyone. Today we have with us joining me for a new episode of Off The Record is Jasmine Meilan will be playing a double barrel. You go see her the first question I have for you. That isn't music related, but I just have to say this. You had a great cosplay of him from the Powerpuff Girls. Thank you. What are some of the other cartoons that you kind of love and look back on fondly from your childhood?

Jasmyn Milan 0:55
Oh definitely Courage the Cowardly Dog. That's what that's Rocket Power. Oh, I want I think it's gonna SWAT Rocket Power Courage the Cowardly Dog. Of course everything on me Listen, why are you so my partner was my bad I'm

Kevelle Wilson 1:18
still fire though.

Jasmyn Milan 1:21
I'm gonna have to leave. I'm Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Kevelle Wilson 1:26
That's a good one.

Jasmyn Milan 1:26
Yeah, so many like honestly all the all the partying that was up on Nickelodeon stuff like, yeah, um, anime stuff, too. I guess more like teenage times, I

Kevelle Wilson 1:37
guess. Yeah. I honestly, it kind of interests me a lot of anime, because my question next question I had kind of had to do with that as well. I checked out some of your music videos, and it seems like you do a whole lot of like, even especially for someone at your level, you put a whole lot of effort into a music video, which I feel like is honestly like neglected nowadays. Like an early 2000s like having a bomb music video was the whole thing. Um, so like, you kind of pull from like y2k like anime, like hyper pop kind of aesthetics in your music? How can you how do you kind of go into, like, fitting like visuals with a song that you've made.

Jasmyn Milan 2:21
I feel like visuals are like the easier part for me because I'm a visual artist too. So I feel like that kind of I feel like sometimes even like maybe if I picture something visually, it helps me musically more so than anything. I feel like it also gives me a way I guess to like, round out my ideas like as artists, music, art artists, fashion designer, you know, I do a lot of different stuff. So I feel like I'm kind of worried just like, Oh, I'm supposed to like Tumbleweed into his world. So I just kind of, like different components on myself visually from like, maybe just doing anime references sometimes or otherwise, we can call like, whatever the song is about or whatever. But like, I feel like at some point, when I get my catalog, like more, more in my catalog. It will make sense cohesively like okay, this is what she's going for. And this is how like, sonically and matches with the visuals. I feel like, like, I just like, I'll think of something for the visuals. But at some point, it's all going to kind of just like mesh together.

Kevelle Wilson 3:27
Um, how much of like the editing do you do? Do you do most of that? Or do you have someone kind of help you on what the editing part?

Jasmyn Milan 3:33
Yeah, I feel like I'm most videos, I do edit myself where I have some, at some point do something in the editing process. Somebody ographers I haven't really like, had to do anything like overtop of it. But yeah, like being a part of that, like process to to video editing, or like adding effects on top.

Kevelle Wilson 3:53
Okay. I'm, so I'm looking forward to seeing you a double barrel. What about KNC? Made you want to join us?

Jasmyn Milan 4:05
Well, I always get support from the radio station. And I think for dope I mean, I see all the different artists locally, are uplifted by the radio station promoted even on Twitter, like our, like people being posted and things like that. And I think that's super important to be a part of a community that uplifts you and like, you know, your stuff is being heard, honestly. And that effort isn't going to waste because I don't feel like it's going to waste if you're putting it out there. Of course, it's all important. Like to have like, people continuously championing you and helping you and helping promote this stuff. It really does go a long way. So that's why

Kevelle Wilson 4:44
did you have a favorite radio station growing up?

Jasmyn Milan 4:48
I'm from Delaware. So my was power. 99. And this is like, basic, like local, like hip hop type. Fives. Yeah.

Kevelle Wilson 4:58
That's what's up. Speaking of another artists that we like it can see, Austin Royale, you helped DJ for an opening, or one of his singles. Can you kind of talk me through? How like you became a DJ and kind of how you kind of build your sets?

Jasmyn Milan 5:19
Up? Um, okay, how I became a DJ, I wanted a DJ for our show I was doing, actually, and at the time, I couldn't afford it. And I'm like, you make some playlists? You can do that. Yeah, exactly. You know, you can do this. And, um, it started there. I felt like for me, it was okay, I started with just like, like a foam playlist with that way. Then I downloaded Virtual DJ and I was just doing my kit. And it kind of just like, progressed from there. And I feel like all my sets are different just depending on the show, because even like, musically, I feel like I get asked to do such a wide range of stuff. So it might be like a more grown drop show like Austin, or something that's just like torque traits working music or like, hyper pop. So it just depends on the energy of the show. And also me like, kind of like mixing components from other ones because I might like only something that's workable, or hyper pop set or sad. I know Austin's I knew I'm like, Okay, I know this is gonna be um, it's any something energy on his line though. There's gonna be talkable even though I'm on the like, aesthetic of what's going on.

Kevelle Wilson 6:29
Okay. Can you kind of talk about how you met Austin Royal? A bit?

Jasmyn Milan 6:35
Oh, how will we meet? Oh, I don't really remember. Exactly. Okay, so when I first came here, Carolina, I went to North Carolina Central. So, okay. I was bored. I was just so bored to campus and like, Holly, so I wasn't not saying I wasn't opening the frames. I just looked at my tribal people. So I remember, like, looking up like, what are the local shows here like on Twitter and different stuff like that. And I saw a flyer. I think this show was at the pet hook. And I love that place. Yeah, I love that. I love the pet hook. Like I want to say it was it was Austin. It was Austin. It was a JKD Reaper. It was like a cool lineup. And it just looked fire look cool. And I was like, I'm gonna just go on a whim and see like hit them up and see like, what type of people they are and like, I hit them up and I don't remember if we met from that. But I know that's our initial first communication like hey, like you're cool artists like I'm here I'm trying to just meet other cool artists and he just opened cool person so it kind of went from there and he's super fun to work with and stuff like that. So he's just you know, oh boy, I'm cool. Last working relationship.

Kevelle Wilson 7:49
Oh, cool. I don't know if you know that we had him at double barrel last year. So it was cool to see him well, anyway, yeah, we've already kind of talked about like the multiple ways and avenues you kind of artistically express yourself. I kind of wanted to touch upon like your, your drawn art. What kind of like, because like, it's amazing, by the way, you could definitely write your own manga if you really wanted to. What kind of kind of inspired you to start kind of drawing with that within ourselves.

Jasmyn Milan 8:25
Oh, I feel like I was I was drawing for a long time like, probably like since I was a kid I was drawing like monsters and stuff. And I know when I got exposed the monsters about trying to like recreate some of that stuff. I feel like um, when I got older Of course, I was more intentional about like, what am I actually drawing or what I'm inspired by but it's usually random like sometimes I'll see something and or maybe I'll have an idea and I want to like branch off from it and then like mix different components to kind of like get the final piece and stuff like this always inspiration from everywhere some of the pieces are like I guess like deeper when I think about them and some of them are just like a random thing. I saw it I'm like oh, like oh interpretation of what I see from that.

Kevelle Wilson 9:06
Okay, do you have some favorite animes and mangas

Jasmyn Milan 9:13
okay, my favorite enemy I'm gonna say Deb I'm gonna say parasite is one of my favorite because I always I love a comic I kill I love dead man Wonderland I love jiu jitsu guys and right now. Um, what else favorite was like really like Doublemint cry baby. I really like Soul Eater. And demon slayer. I know that's a lot to list off his favorite. I don't even I feel like if I'm asked this later, I'm like, Are those my favorite are my just saying but definitely if I have to make a favorite list parasite is always gonna be one of the ones that's on there.

Kevelle Wilson 9:51
Yeah, I think I think you've picked some good choices. Don't man cry baby. Definitely one of my favorites. I think it's short, sweet Animation. I'm very

Jasmyn Milan 10:00
I feel like underrated in terms of like, I maybe because it's like a Netflix Original because I feel like Netflix so they don't want to give it like oh, that's the best anime because it's pretty goatee like storyline how they interpret everything. Yeah.

Kevelle Wilson 10:15
Um, I don't know cuz I'm my favorites. I'm not really a big like anime show watcher. I'm more like a movie person like Akira and the ghosts in the show. Yes. And if you've seen any of those, they're really good. Yes,

Jasmyn Milan 10:28
I'm literally working on like an Akira. Animation right now. I love Akira. I was like that too. Like, excuse me. I was very much like, Okay, I'm not gonna watch a whole bunch of episodes right now. So I'm just like, finding different cool movies. So we definitely got to tap in and say like, exchange movie choices and stuff like that.

Kevelle Wilson 11:10
when I kind of listened to your music, I kind of think of people like maybe like shy girl, or Rico nasty. Um, you definitely bring that you definitely bring some insane energy to every single track, which I love. Some great energy on the track. How do you kind of like, hype yourself up? And like really, like bring out like, what you think attraction sound like, in like, actual form and get your like, get the energy up for the track?

Jasmyn Milan 11:36
That first of all, I love shy girl and I'll ever go nasty. So I was like, yes. Okay, so, um, but that's a great question. I feel like it's kind of this like a thing I play around with bro. Because, like, I'll be real chill. And then I'm like, not as my you want to say. And sometimes I like when I'm recording. Like, whatever. emotionalized because a lot of times, I'm like popping my sheet Excuse me. I'm like, or I'm just popping in or whatever. And like, it might be something to me this like getting off like getting that off my chest like getting those even if I suppress it, or sometimes I'm a little pissed or it just like be different feelings like coming out with so I'm like, it just I feel like it's like a therapy almost, like really broad just, like, let it out. Even if I'm saying something positive or hype or sometimes we just like touching a release it like helps me I guess, get more high energy, but I feel like lately I've been doing a lot of like, more like, chill sounding stuff. Like I'm definitely like something that's I mean, like, get back into the hyper stuff. You're super hyper. Like

Kevelle Wilson 12:44
I'm kind of curious, like what you're, you kind of talked about, like you kind of switch between like a more hyper and maybe a more kind of laid back approach to a song. Besides kind of how you're feeling at the time. How do you kind of like, oh, this I think my new song is gonna sound maybe like more like this. Like, how do you kind of go into like, what the overall kind of aesthetic of the sound is gonna be before you make the single?

Jasmyn Milan 13:13
Best? That's such a good question. I'm still figuring it out to be honest. Because I like I feel like I'm in the process of figuring out like, what do I want to sound like next, but I'm just not so many questions for myself and just like because I feel like sometimes with me, I'm too like, I'm always gonna say hypercritical, but I like I get so technical of like what I want to be presented at or I want the music be presented as well how would I so many questions which I think it is important to be intentional, but sometimes I might just have fun sometimes like I feel like I made my raw stuff when I just didn't think too much about it and just like you know just did it but I do think as you shouldn't be intentional and going into it but I really don't know right now like I'm currently working on a project to where I want to like curate a sound but I just have like a long way to go before it's going to be organic. I think I have a pic like a lot of artists I feel like we have a picture of herself as like what we want to come off as it takes on work and effort in me like still pushing myself when I don't exactly sound like that right exactly portraying where I thought I was going to. So I feel like I'm in that motion of just like oh, epic, let me put it out. Let me just like you know if I want to just mess around in screen sometime or if I want to just like goof off and make an unserious song like I'm just trying to like be more abrasive to myself to like, not think so much because I'm definitely overthink.

Kevelle Wilson 14:45
Yeah, I think that honestly, I think that's the hardest part of making art. It's just like, just doing it sometimes like, like, sometimes you'll get up in your head and be like, Oh, it's not perfect. I was not this or that. But just like that's what separates artists from people Who just like, think about what they could be doing is like people will actually go out and do it. Right? Maybe you'll make mistakes along the way. But that's part of the artists process. Exactly.

Jasmyn Milan 15:12
I feel like we like strive for that perfect moment so much, but like, I feel like when artists get to that peak, they're always looking back to when they were rar. Or when they because that's what people resonate with. You know, so I'm just Yeah, I'm just trying to build that up within myself. Like, girl, put it out, put it out. What are you talking about?

Kevelle Wilson 15:33
I'm kind of for production. Do you have like a go to producer or set of producers that you kind of like, like working with?

Jasmyn Milan 15:44
I don't at the moment, I've worked with so many different people. Um, I've worked with so many people, but it hasn't been like one person that I walked in with like super consistently, I'd say that but I feel like there's definitely more meat in them. Like I have a producer thing was pigs He's based in LA and he's really sends me stuff but um, so like, for the moment that I'll be like, I could get a pack of beats and I'll love them all and then it just be like, Oh, my spar but that right now and I'll come back to you know, sometimes that never happens. But I have like, yeah, I have a couple of different producers that I really like I really want to maybe lock in consistently but right now I just kind of bounce around. First, do it. But I do want to lock in with somebody.

Kevelle Wilson 16:31
Kind of do want to talk about Delaware? Because I don't think I've ever met someone from Delaware. Yeah, you were to take us in all the listeners to Delaware. Like what places do we have to stop by to get the full experience?

Jasmyn Milan 16:46
Oh, okay, we're gonna take it is sad to say because it's really not that much to do here. Like because I represent it. We have we do have like an arcade. We do we have really like I noticed like the infrastructure of our Carolina is so many different places to like execute artistically and like different stuff like that. We do not have a lot here. That but we are very close. We're very close to everything. So usually like if say boyfriend comes like I'm I live 30 minutes from Philly. I'm two hours from New York. I'm two hours from DC. So I'm like really close by a lot of stuff. But we don't have like a big attraction here. We probably got some good food places that I will take you. And yeah, we don't even we have art museum. But we don't have like a lot of just big creative things to do here or like club parties and stuff like that. We don't have a lot of that.

Kevelle Wilson 17:48
You gotta fill me in on the food. You can just skip over that. Oh, yeah. namedrop we

Jasmyn Milan 17:53
got some we got some cute food places, though. I give Delaware that for sure. And then we're close to stuff. And honestly, there is a very cool creative scene here. Like just from up here in knowing different people and starting off my artistic journey home. The actual just creatives themselves don't stand out. There's not much opportunity for in platforms, but people themselves like are definitely executing and doing our thing here.

Kevelle Wilson 18:19
Oh, cool. So I got a one last question. For you. What kind of the appreciate about like North Carolina? Would you say is that creative energy you think is more of that as well. Anything else you could think of? Yes,

Jasmyn Milan 18:36
I love how the I mean, I think that's number one though, like because it just so so many creatives, I always reference the creatives out there that are like forming different communities. And it's so it's so many different types. Like it's like something for everybody in some type of community. Like if you wanted to go to a rock show one night, or any different type of stuff, you can do it down there. And I just love, love how vibrant North Carolina is and just booming with amazing creatives. Like so that is that's pretty much my favorite part of like my whole experience. So living down near the communities, venues like the pit hook and the fruit that yeah, that's an important radio station that support is just like it's a it's a lot. It's so much pressure on artists and I feel like being in places that kind of just give you that little push or there at least give me the opportunity. It goes a long way. So yeah, I love the creative director creative scene. They're the most at anything.

Kevelle Wilson 19:39
Nice. Is there anything else you want to talk about that?

Jasmyn Milan 19:44
No, I think everything else we can do is the rock out with the show. Okay,

Kevelle Wilson 19:47
okay. Oh, can you tell the people where they can find you social media? Whatever.

Jasmyn Milan 19:53
Yes, y'all can find me everywhere at Jasmine room en de Smy en mi de la en that's on every platform. My Instagram is trailer trash. But if you look up desmoglein I'll still be there. So anywhere you want to find me, you can. Well,

Kevelle Wilson 20:08
thank you for talking with me today. And if y'all are interested in seeing her live she's gonna be a double barrel at one. February 16 $13 for just that night or 22 for both nights at King in downtown Raleigh. Hope to see you all there. And I can't wait to see before.

Jasmyn Milan 20:28
Yes, thankyou so much.

Kevelle Wilson 20:33
Hello, everyone, this is a quick interlude. We actually have two interviews and this off the record episode. Celebration of double barrel, two interviews, two nights of the show. Enjoy the next interview Hello, everyone, this is Newt another episode of Off The Record. Today I'm here with juice Lord who will be double barrel

start off the interview, I want to ask you where you had a previous interview with us and 2021. Since that year, what has changed in your life? Your music career or whatever?

Jooselord 21:16
Oh, man, life is ever evolving. So I would say since 2020 20. Wow. Counting to 2020. Wow, like, oh, man that has been? Well, you know, since then, I've gotten us a lot of attention. As far as like industry wise, and I have traveled much more of the United States performing. And it's been that time has been an immense time of growth for me my career. A lot of a lot of growth happening within that

Kevelle Wilson 21:58
time. Okay, what are some of the places notable places you hit?

Jooselord 22:03
Denver? Denver, Denver? Denver over? Yeah. Yes. The energy is amazing.

Kevelle Wilson 22:21
So you kind of already mentioned that you form that you've been pretty much all around North Carolina at this point, from Cat's Cradle to motor code, hopscotch, kings, depinho, etc, etc, I could keep going. What is it like, from like the Alexa, you're waking up the day of the performance, what's kind of your, like, your routine to kind of get you ready. And like, have that energy for your, for your fans. Later on, you know,

Jooselord 22:47
you know, the daily performance, I usually wake up. And I try and eat, they will for me I try to eat is where I try to eat light at the beginning of the day, the heavy right beforehand, for obvious reasons. But try to eat lightly. And I'm trying to like, like, if there's newer songs that I'm doing, you know, might run through them in my head, I do a lot of like, constant practice and a lot of constant constant. Like, I know, people will probably see me in Walmart, like you win. And then like, you're right, because, you know, like, I remember the old world, you know, enjoying the craps and when I'm writing a song, I go over it a lot. So if I plan on showing people something new, I probably go over it a bunch of times. And I really always want to focus on being able to put on the best show that I can put on like possible so whether it's picking up triggers trinkets or items that I might own crowd or you know, like gifts or whatever pirate flag whatever it is, like just getting the last the last little pieces together so that everything visually and physically feels like I wanted to feel for people

Kevelle Wilson 24:17
kind of talking about like all the aesthetics you have around your show. You call your fans pirates and or the, the advert you did for your collapse show at Kings. And that's funny skit well enough in your whip. Well, what kind of about about pirates kind of inspires you and makes you kind of want to take on a kind of persona, pirate. Oh,

Jooselord 24:42
whoa, well, you know, we're not perfect. Not good guys or bad guys. And the rules of the land are unfair. Yeah. On the scene. It will be our Whoo. And that's why I say, we are pirates, our rules are the rules, because I feel like following the quote unquote, rules, our establishment that we're currently under, doesn't always benefit the people that supposed to protect. And then in that case, we are pirates, because our ideal is, you know, we are people, we go protecting each other, we are people and we're gonna take care of each other. And that's what needs to happen. So, you know, it's a community, we are a community of people who justservice things, you know.

Kevelle Wilson 25:48
Yeah, I feel like that's a your show you make sure to like, you're not a huge political person, but you make sure they include everyone. Whatever their whatever race they are, whatever sexuality they are, you make sure to include people, which I really appreciate. Because sometimes Hip Hop can kind of feel alienating to certain people. Yeah,and I was like, a curse because I would curse right there. But yeah, not as try.

It is,

Jooselord 26:20
like really good supposed to be there. And it's for everybody as to why, you know, I consider my shows, yeah, they're an aggressive plays, but I look around you and see who's getting to who's finally getting to be aggressive. Yes, this is a place for you. This is why we are pirates, because we take care of anybody who feels like they haven't been taken care of. It's not if you come in the one thing you're gonna have is a safe space. And I can guarantee you. Exactly. So that's, you know, yeah, it's not a thing that I do on purpose. I just stand up for people who need to be stood up. And that's my political stance. With a little guy

Kevelle Wilson 27:13
kind of going back to that short promo, was really creative. Because I feel like even for like bigger artists, I feel like they always take themselves too seriously, when it comes to like promoting their music and stuff like that. And just to see some, we can just have a good laugh. That was nice. What kind of goes into like, kind of building your image? And what kind of juice Lord? It's kind of kind of like,

Jooselord 27:38
oh, elaborate, what do you mean by that?

Kevelle Wilson 27:41
Basically, what I basically what I'm trying to say is like, how do you kind of put push yourself as someone who is more kind of relatable, like you do that kind of more on purpose, because a lot of musicians will kind of like, make themselves to be like someone like, Oh, I'm better than you like, like, I don't live a regular life like you do. Like, you kind of see more of an approachable person. Because

Jooselord 28:04
I am, like, that's the trash. Just to be honest, like, I have this, I got, like a couple of things that I got written on my wall. You know, one is about, like greatness in the saying about greatness is of Martin Luther King could have been a barber. And I say that they could have been like that, you know, and I'm not going out there. Yet. That's crazy. His hair and you know, you got to make that just means you got to make a decision to be known. You got to make a decision to be heard. And to be great. You got to make that decision every day. And then the other thing is, celebrities aren't mad. We just deserve better celebrities are great. Like, like, being famous sitting mean that people can't talk to you. Like being famous and mean that you take more time, like people are like, Oh, well and that I'm famous. I am I am becoming more well known, but I'm not famous. But the goal is to get there. And the problem is on the way there when people receive a couple of accolades and things good start happening, then they start to you see them kind of mutate.

Kevelle Wilson 29:16
Yeah, this thing. It's

Jooselord 29:19
like wow, like, but that'll never happen to me because I think that is track. like, Yo, like, people like, oh, I don't owe them anything. And yet you kind of do. Yeah. Right. So what you got to stand outside in the cold and sign a couple of hats, sign the hats. You get you get to go to a million dollar mansion that's afforded to you by these people showing you that love, you know what I mean? So now it's not a it's not a this is really how I feel. This is who I am. You know what I mean? And that's not to say I know your question was do you fabricate this though, but it was like Ah, my internet personality is hey, if you feel something, and you feel the need to tell somebody to tell everybody you know what I mean? Yeah, tell everybody. Sometimes Sometimes you just gotta be like, Hey, I'm not feeling good mentally right now. Hey, I just made the best song I've ever made. And we'll just put it up there. And because we all powers, we all community, we do love each other. When I am down, they helped me come back. They helped me they helped push me back up, they helped me feel better. You know what I mean? And I've created a space that was when they down they know they could come to me with this come to shows or come to my Instagram and message me is as well. You're supposed to me. That's how you're supposed to be.

Kevelle Wilson 30:52
Yeah. Yeah, go with your platform. Exactly. I kind of want to talk about one of my favorite songs from you, that I think you cover a lot of great topics as a banging course. I really hope you played it double barrelwhen you're writing the song, did you kind of have like a spark that kind of like, oh, I need the need to write about this, like, did you have like a I need to vent about these topics? Did you kind of have a moment for that sort of

Jooselord 31:33
beat play? Right? It either things. And at the time, I was working at the mall, at a kiosk. And I used to basically like beg people to buy fake jewelry. And I'll walk it around. But you know, the thing about working at the mall was you saw so many different people and people who like, I think that when people say oh, the rappers are trash. I think that the reason that that even sometimes have a little has a little bit of validity is because they stopped experiencing the world. The more words you experience, the better your music is gonna be. If you're good at making music, you know what I mean? You have to you have to consume in order to regurgitate put out. So, you know, all of that goes to say? What was the question?

Kevelle Wilson 32:26
Basically, what I like, I think you said you're talking about the beat that kind of inspired you. Yeah,

Jooselord 32:31
seeing all the people in the mall, so many people, and so many people in the mall. And like, you know, I would just I was seeing people are you people be upstanding. And I was like, wow, that reminds me this person, everyone in the app person. And I got this beat and I'm walking around and kiosks. And the first words, I could think of this for my own a grind to the last day mine. Okay, okay. Yeah, I'm saying like, cuz that's what I'm, I'm working around, like, I'm trying to do my best, like, trying to make music happen, but still working in chaos. And your job is basically to embarrass yourself until you get in a situation in which you're not better. You know what I mean? And I'm working hard, trying to make these things happen. So I can make this one thing happen. And you know, it starts pushing you mentally. So that was the first words I could think of, and then it goes to, like, just all of the stuff that I like, experienced in my life that I just feel like, I just gotta get like the word this is really not they're not like calling a song. And saying, just like, Yo, there's just one song about all their stuff in the world one like man, you know, like, when I talk about like, soldiers coming home and and in the United States doesn't take care of these people. You've convinced them that, you know, committing these things that they do they help in the country, and then you just leave them with nothing. You know what I mean? I'm gonna say something about that. And that's why I send this off, you know, and I adjust a lot of situations that I just feel like wow, these these situations shouldn't exist. I should probably do it to have that song. I don't I think about it. Like that like a reoccurring thing because a lot of things that I did just feel real upset about in the world. You know, like I wish the word was more fair for everybody.

Kevelle Wilson 34:33
Yeah, feel that. You posted.

Now, you bet I could tell you but a lot of thought and a lot of emotion went on so that makes sense. You posted 2023 recap on your Instagram recently. And you kind of talked about some of the struggles you had that you said by that you had you overcame them and did a whole lot in your career that you never thought you would? Where do you kind of find that that energy where like, where's that push for you to keep going even when things fall through and things don't happen like that, they would say stuff like that.

Jooselord 35:15
The fact that more lubricate has been a problem. You know, it's always gonna come back to like, like, the other thing I saw, I got like, a lot of like, one liners, and my friends who watch this are here, and they will be like, yeah, he says all of these things, like a lot. I stick by. But another thing that I like, what you were saying standby is nobody wants to like watch a movie or read a book when nothing bad happens. If you if you were meant to inspire people, if that's what your calling is, and inspiring people with what you're supposed to do, then you're gonna have to go through some stuff that not so in order to inspire people, you have to be able to they have to be able to relate to you. So everything can't be perfect.

Kevelle Wilson 36:11
Yeah, just now, like works. Yeah, what

Jooselord 36:13
matters is what you do with it. And that's, you know, what, and that's not like a pull up your bootstraps, nibs? And it's like, not it's, it's hard. It's hard. And not everybody is gonna be able to do it very well. Like as far as lightning, you know, I'm saying it because it's hard. You know what I mean? Yeah, so that's why I pull it from because my music is my real emotion. And really how I feel, is really, you know, what goes on in my head. I don't. I don't approve of, you know, artists who make up stories for music. Because, I mean, unless there's like a story being told, like on purpose, like, Hey, I'm telling the story, look at it. Yeah, one thing but like to, like make up a lifestyle for music. In order to sell it to me. That's weird, because people would inevitably want to be like you. And if you're painting a picture of a person that you aren't even, you can't even like, actively lead these people who are looking for leadership from you because they're looking to be led by somebody you're not. Yeah, exactly.

Kevelle Wilson 37:25
Thanks. You got me thinking I can't even focus on the questions. So like I said, before, looking forward to your double barrel set. What kind of made you want to work with we can see for this,

Jooselord 37:42
because KFC play me so much. So much, like, like, right now, if I go outside, like, it'd be times where I'm outside with my family, and I got to stop signing autographs, and or it'd be times where, like, I'm at a bar and like, a group of people walk in, and I can't like really eat how I want to because I gotta like, like, engage with a lot of people. You know what I mean? And that comes from when I have 15 plays, but WKNC was playing. Yeah, I mean, and so yeah, of course. Of course. Of course. still blaming like you're a man. Yeah. Because, because the other stuff is trash. Don't do like, like, Yo, y'all were here. Like, y'all care. And y'all care about what the music was, like, even you, like most people are getting, I get these interviews, and I don't even know how to, like, put my energy out so much, because so many people are like, Oh, you lit Oh, you turned up. But you're like, you're like, hey, that's over. That's fine. You aren't lit, but like, what the substance you have? Yeah. I like that. Yeah, I like that. WKNC has always cared about myself. Always. So yeah, now the homies that's the easiest way to put it. To be like, Okay, I'm homies like, I had to do the long winded version.

Kevelle Wilson 39:22
Yeah, I'm not a music director myself. You'd be surprised like how many tracks I have to go through a people sending their music so like you can play down KNC that means something it really does make you stand out what's kind of what some of your favorite radio station is growing up as a kid? I'm not sure if you lived in North Carolina your whole life but you shadows people. So I

Jooselord 39:47
was born in New York where I moved to hear a new talk Carolina middle school. So I was there in New York. Pan and there was like the you know that Biggest game probably 97 crazy, but I mean, for me, I live in 2.5 like a lot. And I will I was less of a radio kid, you know, man, I lose like a listen to it when I was in the car. I was like a music video kid. You know what I mean? I was like that's our ticket most of my music. So most of the time I live in radio. It was in the car. And like, I wasn't driving, but like as an adult, young, like if the radio is on. I mean, yeah, you're not on? Yeah. Because I know you're gonna play the homies and I know that no matter what shows on the hot

Kevelle Wilson 40:57
speaking of homies, I feel like you have a lot of other local artists that you collaborate with. And enjoy Do you want to maybe shout a few of them out here

Jooselord 41:06
shout out breath is shout out the homie has in pay John Wilson insane I'm gonna I'm gonna call out his real name. Because he also also known as educated novelist, shout out crossbows shout out hard knocks and I know that's gonna mean a lot to them. After a little hump is going to come up naturally sharp people are on days that are fulfilling entertainment name, buddy. They're shut out you

Kevelle Wilson 41:50
so sadly, I did not have any more questions for you. But is there anything you want to talk about that I didn't get to?

Jooselord 41:58
Well, you know where a man or woman right now I'm just playing. I don't have too much to say. People need to be better each other is the most powerful entity in the world. If we support the correct artists, then we don't have to worry about the music industry being implementing more

Kevelle Wilson 42:33
do you mind telling all the listeners where they can find you on social media? Platforms etc. So

Jooselord 42:40
everything is streamlined. can find me everywhere and Jooselord to slow and like maybe

Kevelle Wilson 42:56
if you want to see the one, the only use for live. Yeah, you're a lot. coming up this weekend. There'll be a double Barrow there'll be headlining Oh, night to February 17 $13. Just for that night. 22 for both and kings down and rally. Hope to see y'all there. And thank you so much you so for taking the time out of your day to speak to me.

Jooselord 43:23
Oh yeah, don't bring in school shoes because we will be in the pit. I love your group through.

Kevelle Wilson 43:29
Thank you all for tuning into this interview. You can check out at our interviews at wknc.org/podcast Click on off the record. I'm Kibo WKNC 88.1 fm one rally. Thank you for listening and take care